If you're on social media for the purpose of building influence, one of the key metrics you pay attention to is your follower counts. If you're experienced in social media, you know that a large follower count in and of itself is no guarantee of real influence, but it is certainly a first step in that direction.You can find a huge amount of content about techniques for building your social media following, but many of those ignore the power of no...

In our current #QuickTip series we're going through Eric Enge's "12 Signs of a Bad SEO Firm"

Eric says: "Meta keywords are of no value whatsoever, and meta descriptions are not a ranking factor either. The descriptions can help click through rates you get from listing in the SERPs, so they are useful, but it is only one small part of a much larger SEO picture."

In our current #QuickTip series we're going through Eric Enge's "12 Signs of a Bad SEO Firm"

Eric says: "Quality SEO costs real dollars. Of course, higher pricing does not guarantee better work, but if someone is offering to do SEO for you for $500 per month, how much of your attention do you think you will get? Two to four hours per month? Is that enough?"